Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt

Plaque name: Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt

Location: Ashton Rd, Shrewsbury SY3 7BA, UK.

Plaque awarded: 09/12/2021

Reason: Plaque Category – Culture

The sport of cross country running originated at Shrewsbury School in 1819 with the creation of the “paperchase” game run across countryside.

The first surviving ‘Hound Book’ of the Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt, dating back to 1831, records the runs of the school’s hunt of that year. The most historic of these runs still raced today is the Tucks, a 5km course, the genesis of modern cross county running.